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Cannonier's game plan was a good one, but his approach of using leg kicks to slow his opponent and pick up control time against the cage didn't work.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Those two shootouts represent a relatively small sample size, but Livakovic’s overall record on spot kicks is better than average, too.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Fans got an evening full of Moon Persons being handed out, show-stopping performances and plenty of surprises along the way — including a live f-bomb and touching family moment with the Osbournes.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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In a fairly brief novel, Huneven garnishes the story with surprises, detailing her characters with precision and a sure hand.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Keep reading for Entertainment Weekly's breakdown of the highlights, bombshells, and everything that's transpired since the season 7 Love Island USA reunion.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Over six weeks, the contestants coupled up, decoupled, sent fellow castmembers home, participated in challenges and resisted (or gave into) the temptation of new attractive bombshells.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Pulte also flagged a third property, in Massachusetts, that Cook represented as a second home in mortgage documents but as an investment property in subsequent financial disclosures.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, wants House GOP members to support what the Oversight and Government Reform Committee is doing to force disclosures on the Epstein case.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Many of the researchers have applied to investigate environmental toxins, underlying genetic factors and prenatal exposures that could cause autism, said Flusberg, Singer and other researchers who applied for grants but did not want to speak publicly during the process.—
Sarah Owermohle,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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As with long exposures, the GFX100RF does better for video when paired with a tripod or set on a flat surface.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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But the plan came to a screeching halt Friday morning after revelations came to light about the former CEO of the company the city had hoped would redevelop and manage the iconic stadium on Virginia Key.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The family had to leave their dream home and rebuild their lives after the revelations.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Optimists climb the career ladder faster and farther than pessimists.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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So far, all signs indicate that the pessimists were right.—
Keith Gessen,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Kickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kickers. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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